What does Osascomp mean?
opinion, size, age, shape
(linguistics, mnemonic) Order of adjectives: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose.
How do I use Osascomp?
The first letters of all those qualifiers spell something that almost sounds like a word—OSASCOMP—and that’s how I remember it. You don’t want to string together too many adjectives before a noun, but sometimes three makes sense. For example, you could write that Aardvark threw his old round wooden ball at Squiggly.
How do I remember Osascomp?
Mnemonic – OSASCOMP The mnemonic OSASCOMP* can be used to help remember the order in which adjectives should appear: Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose.
Which is the correct order for adjectives Osascomp?
The acronym O-S-A-S-C-O-M-P. That quote comes from a book called The Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase. Adjectives, writes the author, professional grammar Nazi Mark Forsyth, “absolutely have to be in this order: Opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun.
What is order of adjectives with examples?
Order of adjectives
| order | relating to | examples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | opinion | unusual, lovely, beautiful |
| 2 | size | big, small, tall |
| 3 | physical quality | thin, rough, untidy |
| 4 | shape | round, square, rectangular |
Do 2 adjectives need a comma?
Commas Between Two Adjectives. A comma should be placed between two adjectives (of equal rank) that describe the same noun. Adjectives (describing the same noun) which do not have equal rank do not require a comma.
Can you have 2 adjectives in a row?
“Cumulative adjectives” are two or more adjectives that build on one another and together modify a noun. They’re consecutive. They are also called “unit modifiers.” Indeed, they work together as a unit and are not independent descriptions of the noun.
Can you put two adjectives together?
When two adjectives are used together to describe a noun, they are sometimes called “paired adjectives” (they are also sometimes called coordinate & cumulative adjectives). If the paired adjectives come BEFORE the noun, DO NOT USE “and”.
Does size come before color?
The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose.
How do you describe something in order?
Adjectives, writes the author, professional stickler Mark Forsyth, “absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife.